Garbage and rubble still line the streets, remnants of a catastrophic earthquake that occurred more than five years ago, signs there is still much work to be done. Bryan Manalo ’11 sees “poverty everywhere” as he works alongside the United Nations, World Vision, and the United States Navy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He wonders where to […]
Since her arrival on campus, Rebecca Valliere ’18 has fully immersed herself in the College of Engineering. She has thrived in the small, collaborative community, developing close relationships with her fellow students and faculty and discovering a true passion for civil engineering, which has extended beyond the classroom. “Civil engineering is often deemphasized or overlooked, […]
Travel the world one day and build it the next. The architecture across Europe inspired Rebecca Otte ’95 to work to preserve historic structures in the United States after earning her civil engineering degree from Valparaiso University. Rebecca has led many projects as an environmental planner for the Regional Planning Commission’s (RPC) Brownfield Redevelopment Program […]
Valparaiso University’s Institute for Leadership and Service announces its fall 2020 Pathways to Purpose speaker series, featuring speakers and topics that inspire growth and learning. The speaker series welcomes exemplary practitioners of leadership and service who respond to current challenges and help to expand student imagination about pursuing purposeful work. Speakers include: Kristin Kobes Du […]
Drink. Bathe. Clean. Cook. These may be things you do daily, but for nearly one billion people across the world who lack access to clean water, these are luxuries. Through a partnership between the Institute for Leadership and Service and Water to Thrive, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to bring clean, safe water to […]
More than 250 family, friends and members of the Valparaiso University community gathered Sunday Feb. 12 to remember Valparaiso University sophomore Chris Patterson, who was killed in action in Afghanistan in January while serving his country with the Indiana National Guard. The ceremony at the Chapel of the Resurrection included many students who were members […]
On Feb. 9, 2013, participants will plunge into the icy cold water all to benefit the Special Olympics of Indiana. To get a team together or sign up as an individual, visit soindiana.org Registration will begin at noon and the plunging will starting at 1:15 p.m. outside of the ARC. There will be an after […]
WHO: Dance Marathon 2019 will hold its seventh annual event to raise funds and bring awareness to sick and injured kids within the local community. WHAT: Dance Marathon events are held across North America to benefit Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, raising funds and awareness for more than 170 pediatric hospitals across the continent. Approximately 500 […]
Campus Compact honored Angelys Torres ’18 as a 2016 Newman Civic Fellow for outstanding civic engagement — offering a crucial voice and demonstrating leadership for students on Valpo’s campus and in the broader community. “At once intellectual and active, practical and personable, a leader and a servant, Angelys Torres is the kind of student Valparaiso […]
Tiffany Luehrs ’18 has been selected from a group of finalists for the incoming class of the prestigious Kemper Scholars Program. The program has been sponsored by the James S. Kemper Foundation of Chicago since 1948. Luehrs, a first year international business and Mandarin Chinese major at Valparaiso University, is the daughter of Ron and […]